Golf bag



May 28, 19.29 B. F. SHANA'HAN 'GOLRBAG Fil'e d June 25, 1928 Patented May 28,1929.

BENEDICT r. SHANAHAN, or CHICAGQ'ILLINOIS.

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' Application filed June 25,

This invention relates to improvements in I golf bags, and. more especially to means for supporting a. golf bag in an upright position. Inthat form of device embodying the fea-' .tures of my'invention shown in the accom- V r p panying drawings, Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation showing the legs'of the supportlng ing ring 11.'

' moved upwardly. v I v d When the leg-carrying member16 is moved 1 i 1 right position.

bag and held in position by drawing mechanism extended Fig. 2 is a .view taken as indicated by the line2'of Fig. 1; Fig.3 is a view of the lower end of the bag showing the legs of the supporting mechanism drawn in,

and Fig. 4 is a partial bottom planview of the apparatus shown in Fig. 2.

As shown in the drawings, 10 indicates a golf bag, which may be of the ordinary form, having at the bottom end the metal support:

The supporting mechanism, as here shown,

. is detachable and comprises a metal band 12 adapted to be fastened to thelower end of the the ends together bymeans of bolts 13.v V

The band '12'is provided with'five slots 14:

3 adapted to accommodate the radial legs 15 which are here shown made ofa curved piece of metalwith widened ends15 I The inner ends of the legs 15 are pivotally attached at 15 to a leg carrying-member 16 which is adapted to moveupwardly and downwardly with respect'to the bottom 17- of the golf bag.

The ring 12 alsofcarries the cross-bars 18,.

and the upper side of the legecarrying mem ber 16 is provided with clamps 19 adapted to snap over the bars 18 when the member 16 is upwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, the legs 15 are 7 extended and the clamps 19 engage the rods. 7 r 40! 18. The outer endsof the legs thus serve to engage the turf and support" the bagin up- When the bag is lifted, the member 16 may I Y be pulled downwardly, as shown in'Fig. 3,

to release the clamps 19 from the'bars 18 to cause the legs 15 to be pulled inwardly,as shown in this figure. Releasing of .the,

. clamps may be effected by kicking the legs 15 inwardly or by exerting unusual force rupwardly against the end of one, thus causing the clamp 19 to be released.

1928. Serial No. 987,954.

The member 16 may be pushed upwardly by turf, thus causing the member 16to move up wardly until the clamps'19' engage the rods18.

While I have shown and described certain Y pressing the bag'down against thegroundor embodiments of myiinvention, it is to i beunderstood that it is capable of many modifications. 'Changes, therefore in the constructlon and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scopeof the '1; invention as disclosed in the appended claims,-.

in which it is my intention to claim all novelty 1 a ble in viewof the priorart. 1

What I claim as new by Letters Patent,is:

inherent in my invention asbroadly aspossi 1; v

and-des1retosecure l I i 1. In combination with algolf avertically, movable leg-carrying member below the r i ground and be moved upwardly toward thev bottom of the bag and adaptedto rest on the bottom ofthe bag when the bag is. placed on the ground; and a plurality of radial legs pivotally attached to said leg-carrying memher and extending through bearings adjacent the lower edge of the bag, said legs adapted to be projected outwardlythrough said,bear-;

'ings to causetheirouter ends to contact with the ground when theleg-car'rying'member is H moved upwardly, and be drawn I inwardlythrough said bearings when the leg carrying F member is moved downwardly.

2. A device as claimed in claim-Lin V the legs have stops, on their ends to limit their i I .1" '3. A device as claimed in claim 1, in which" inward movement through the bearings.

the legs are curved.

, 4. In combination with a golf bag a dev ings'in the'circular supporting member, said legs adapted to be :projectedfloutwardly.

through said openings to cause their outer ends to contact with the ground when the legcarrying member is moved upwardly, and; be;

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drawn inwardly through said openings when means for yieldingly holding the leg carryv V the leg-carrying member is moved downing member in-its upper position, 1 wardly. p I .7 v 7. A device as claimed in claim 4. with" 5. Adevice as claimed in-claimc i, in which means for yielding y holding the leg-carry-fl 5 the legshave stqp members on their'ends to ing member in its upper position. 1

limit their inward xmoveme'nt through the In Witness whereofllhaiie'hjei'enntd set my openings. v hand this 22nd day of June, 1928. J

6. A device as claimed in claim 1 with BENEDICT F. SHANAHAN. 

